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Vance-Granville Community College

Henderson, North Carolina Public 2-year Town

Overview

Located in Henderson, North Carolina, Vance-Granville Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 2,936 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Vance-Granville Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 32 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Welding Technology, and Electrician. It awarded 680 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Mission

Vance-Granville Community College educates, inspires, and supports a diverse community of learners to achieve professional and personal success.

Mission statement as reported by Vance-Granville Community College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,936
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
680
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
32
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 32

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 9
Precision Production 1
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Construction Trades 2
Engineering Technologies 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Education 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Science Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
57%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
458
Certificates under 1 year
186
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
36

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,936
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,936
Full-time, fall 2024
33%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,138
Full-time, 2024-25
32%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
66%
Men
34%
White
39%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
35%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
49%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. Rachel Desmarais
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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